Recruitment
# recruitment - Friday 17 May, 2013
Commissioner welcomes garda recruitment “as soon as possible”
Martin Callinan said that he anticipates the number of gardaí to drop below 13,000 which indicates that recruitment should begin.
# recruitment - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Minister welcomes expansion plans at Capita
As the company opens a new Dublin office, recruitment has started in a number of areas.
# recruitment - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Careers clinic: Speaking skills for job seekers
Non-profit organisation Toastmasters helps members improve communication skills – and has some tips for those facing an interview.
# recruitment - Friday 29 March, 2013
9 incredibly clever ads for real jobs
We’re kind of gutted we can’t apply for these.
# recruitment - Friday 1 March, 2013
HSE struggles to recruit consultants and junior doctors
Two separate reports in the Medical Independent reveal difficulties filling health posts at either end of the spectrum.
# recruitment - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Software company creates 75 jobs in Dublin
Guidewire Software is more than doubling its Irish staff numbers during this round of recruitment.
# recruitment - Saturday 23 February, 2013
Meet the company which will only accept Twitter CVs
And it’s for applications for a six-figure job.
# recruitment - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Australia sends largest recruitment team yet to Ireland
The Working Abroad expo in March will see representatives from the Australian Government visiting to meet Irish candidates.
# recruitment - Friday 15 February, 2013
Careers clinic: A spell of volunteering can transform your job skills
As survey finds that one in five people who take a break to volunteer abroad end up changing careers, two volunteers speak about their ‘transformative’ experiences.
# recruitment - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
# recruitment - Sunday 20 January, 2013
Careers clinic: What are you actually doing to get a job?
Jobs may be scarce on the ground – but they still exist. Here’s how to do everything you possibly can to find the job you want.
# recruitment - Friday 18 January, 2013
Sky to invest €1bn in Ireland as Dublin HQ officially opens
The TV and broadband company will invest in broadband networks and retail outlets as well as continuing recruitment.
# recruitment - Friday 11 January, 2013
HSE opens recruitment for graduate nursing programme
The INMO has urged new graduates not to be taken in by the HSE’s “disingenuous marketing”.
# recruitment - Thursday 20 December, 2012
Nurses’ union demands boycott of graduate scheme over pay dispute
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says graduate nurses should not have to work for 80 per cent of the usual wage.
# recruitment - Saturday 15 December, 2012
15 words you must stop using in your LinkedIn profile
The 2012 list of overused, useless buzzwords on the careers networking site.
# recruitment - Thursday 13 December, 2012
1,642 sign petition calling on reversal of cuts to graduate nurses’ pay
It comes after the HSE announced the recruitment of 1,000 graduate nurses and midwives on lower pay rates.
# recruitment - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
HSE to recruit up to 1,000 graduate nurses and midwives next year
The recruitment drive could save as much as €10 million by reducing the reliance on agency workers and overtime, the HSE said this evening.
# recruitment - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Shatter criticised for refusal to commit to minimum garda numbers
The Justice Minister also said he is unable to say when recruitment will recommence despite the high numbers expected to retire this year.
# recruitment - Saturday 24 November, 2012
Algorithm predicts how long workers will stay at a job
Certain factors – even the number of social media accounts you have – can indicate whether you will be likely to stay on in a particular workplace.
# recruitment - Tuesday 13 November, 2012
Australia seeks Irish mental health nurses and midwives
The New South Wales health board has launched a new recruitment drive for 70 Irish nurses.
# recruitment - Saturday 6 October, 2012
‘Alternative CV’ bags UCD graduate a job with Twitter
Jordan McDonnell’s CV went worldwide with 115,000 views – and ended up getting him a job in his home city.
# recruitment - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
WE’RE HIRING: Attention Software Developers
Do you love the idea of building products that are used by millions of people every month? Check out our exciting tech vacancies…
# recruitment - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Careers clinic: How some graduates use innovative ‘campaigns’ to land a job
Multimedia campaigns, networking events, online pitches and a ‘Hire Me’ t-shirt: David Wogan decided to treat his job search as a mass-marketing project.
# recruitment - Friday 3 August, 2012
Video: Archive footage shows off our wartime expertise
Try to keep a straight face please ladies and gents.
# recruitment - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
UCD graduate’s alternative CV goes viral with 90,000 views
Commerce graduate Jordan McDonnell was being rebuffed for marketing jobs – so he put together a different kind of CV.
# recruitment - Saturday 23 June, 2012
Careers clinic: Should I send a thank you letter after a job rejection?
You’ve done the interview but you miss out on the job. Should you consider writing a thank you letter to leave behind a good impression in case a future opportunity arises? Liam Horan reports.
# recruitment - Wednesday 30 May, 2012
Accountants cite bad spelling, formatting and grammar as worst CV offences
A survey of accountants has found that the majority rate CVs as average with 80 per cent of recruiters in the industry dismissing a candidate’s chances immediately due to a badly prepared curriculum vitae.
# recruitment - Sunday 20 May, 2012
Are you ‘shovel ready’? 11 bits of jargon you didn’t want to know
Going on a “client journey”? Looking for the “USP? Planning a “mind share”? Then you’ll know what all this lot are on about…
# recruitment - Friday 11 May, 2012
45 years: average age of civil servants as staffing levels approach crisis point
The country’s top civil servants say more urgency is needed on staffing levels, with some public servants taking on the work of two or three people.
# recruitment - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
HSE recruitment moratorium ‘destructive and irrational’, say health staff
That’s according to members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, who will hold their 93rd annual conference this week. The theme for the event this year is ‘Safe care – safe practice – no compromise’.
# recruitment - Tuesday 24 April, 2012
Almost 10,500 apply for 600 Defence Forces positions
Almost 10,500 people applied for 600 jobs available in the Defence Forces and naval service – but what is the recruitment process like? We take a look.
# recruitment - Sunday 22 April, 2012
See the posters that lured the ‘Lost Generation’ to war
A selection from the Library of Congress’ 1914-1920 collection.
# recruitment - Sunday 15 April, 2012
Careers clinic: The Professional Unemployed – a phenomenon
They were in comfortable jobs before the recession took them out at the knees – and they don’t know how to apply for a job. Read more…
# recruitment - Saturday 14 April, 2012
Priests, teachers and Instagram: the week in statistics
How much does it cost to live? How much are we saving? How long do we have to get a job? And plenty more…
# recruitment - Friday 13 April, 2012
What recruiters look at during the 6 seconds they spend on your CV
The average recruiter is swamped with CVs – so they only get seconds to view each one. Here’s what they take in.
# recruitment - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
# recruitment - Sunday 4 March, 2012
Working Abroad Expo shuts doors early due to crowds
Entry to the RDS is now only being granted to those who have pre-paid or are already in the existing queue.
# recruitment - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
# recruitment - Thursday 23 February, 2012
UPC reports record growth in service subscriptions
The company saw a 68 per cent growth in home phone customers in 2011 – and now has 255,400 broadband customers.
# recruitment - Monday 20 February, 2012
Where in the world? Saskatchewan wants Irish workers
The Canadian province is sending a recruitment delegation to Ireland next month looking to fill 275 jobs.



























































